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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Who will win? Palin or Biden?
In her first and only debate of this long election season, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (left) is sure to draw more TV viewers to Thursday’s vice presidential debate then we’ve seen in recent years.
With Palin and U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (right), D-Del., on stage, this is sure to be a very lively VP debate - not that watching Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman going at it wasn’t exciting. Zzzzz. Thursday night all eyes will be on Palin.
This is her first national debate and her first debate since she ran for governor in 2006. Biden had more than 12 debates in 2007 and 2008 during his early run for the Democratic nomination.
Tell us what you think will happen Thursday night.
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Bruce Springsteen coming to Columbus for Obama
Bruce Springsteen is coming to Columbus on Sunday, Oct. 5, for a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at Ohio State University’s Main Oval.
The rally’s aimed at encouraging Obama supporters to register and take advantage of Ohio’s early voting period. Springsteen will perform an acoustic set.
Doors open at 3 p.m. for the 4:30 p.m. program.
“Sen. Obama is a great fan of Bruce Springsteen and is glad to have his support,” Aaron Pickrell, Ohio director for the Obama-Biden campaign, said in a press release.
For access to the best viewing area, preferred tickets will be distributed starting on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at most locations.
TICKET PICK-UP LOCATIONS:
Campaign for Change table at Genoa Park (across the street from the Downtown Columbus Early Vote location at Franklin County Veterans Memorial) W Broad and Washington Blvd Columbus, OH
Chillicothe Campaign for Change Office 246 East Main Street Chillicothe, OH
Columbus Campaign for Change Office (Downtown) 193 E Rich Street Columbus OH
Campaign for Change Office (Worthington) 6066 Huntley Road Columbus, OH
Delaware Campaign for Change Office
57 N. Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH
Lancaster Campaign for Change Office
118 N. Columbus Street
Lancaster, OH
Madison County Democratic Party HQ
22 S Main Street
London, OH
Mansfield Campaign for Change Office
32 N. Walnut Street
Mansfield, OH
Marion County Campaign for Change Office
194 W. Center Street
Marion, OH
Mt Vernon Campaign for Change Office 1 Public Square Mt. Vernon, OH
Newark Campaign for Change Office
31 W. Church Street
Newark, OH
OSU Campaign for Change Office
1902 N High Street
Columbus, OH
Pickaway County Democratic Party HQ
120 W Main Street
Circleville, OH
Pickerington Campaign for Change Office
155 E Columbus Street
Suite 190
Pickerington, OH
Springfield Campaign for Change Office 1613 East Main Street Springfield, OH
Union County Democratic Party HQ
830 Delaware Avenue
Marysville, OH
Zanesville Campaign for Change Office
126 Muskingum Avenue
Zanesville, OH
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Meghan McCain to campaign in Dayton
Meghan McCain, daughter of Republican presidential candidate John McCain and McCain’s wife Cindy, will be in Dayton on Saturday, Oct. 4, to campaign for her dad, watch some football and have some fun.
She will be the special guest at the Montgomery County Republican Party’s “Road to Victory” party at the Taj Ma Garaj, 300 S. Perry St. Tickets are $25 for the 7:30 p.m. party.
There’s also a private reception from 6:30-7:30 p.m. with McCain. Cost is $200.
Tickets can be purchased at county GOP headquarters, 369 W. First St., Suite 201, or by calling 937-461-1776.
There’ll be plenty to do: Ohio State-Wisconsin football game on TV; a live band; pool and video games and the “Garaj’s” collection of cars.
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Mitakides, Neuhardt both would’ve backed original House “bailout” bill
Democrats Sharen Neuhardt, who is running to replace U.S. Rep. David Hobson, R-Springfield in the 7th congressional district, and Jane Mitakides, who hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Turner in the 3rd congressional district, both say they would’ve voted for the bailout package that failed in the House on Monday.
Hobson voted for the package, while Turner voted against it.
“Our nation is in an economic crisis,” Neuhardt, of Yellow Springs, said. “Without a rescue plan, experts say a freeze in our credit markets means families won’t be able to take out basic loans, small businesses will suffer and a domino effect will cause major job losses and significantly lengthen the ongoing economic crisis, with negative consequences for Main Street, not just Wall Street. Congress needs to put partisan politics aside and do what is in the best interests for America.”
We’ve put the question in to state Sen. Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek, on how he would’ve voted, and will update when we get the answer. Austria and Neuhardt will face each other on Nov. 4.
Mitakides, meanwhile, concedes that bill wasn’t perfect, and she’s happy with the changes that have been made in the package so far, but had she been a House member Monday, she would have voted yes. Here’s a story laying out Turner’s concerns about the bill.
“Inaction might be worse,” she said, saying that everyone from the administration to Warren Buffett believes something needs to be done.
She said Monday’s vote represented a “collapse of the middle,” and said voters, meanwhile, don’t fully realize that the bill isn’t about bailing out Wall Street, but instead about stabilizing the financial markets.
She said she felt the new bill, which the Senate is scheduled to vote on tonight, is a better product.
“The more control, the more oversight, the more transparency put in the bills, the more protection put in for the American taxpayers, the better they’re going to like it,” she said.
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Pay day lenders turn in more signatures
Ohioans for Financial Freedom lugged dozens of boxes of signed petitions into Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s office on Wednesday, Oct. 1 in an effort to get Issue 5 on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Ohioans for Financial Freedom, which represents the payday lending industry, wants voters to get rid of sweeping reforms put in place by a new state law. The law places a 28 percent cap on the annual interest rates charged on short term loans, down from 391 percent charged now. It also limits people to four payday loans a year.
A “Yes” vote on Issue 5 would keep the cap and other reforms in place. A “No” vote would allow payday lenders to continue charging 391 percent.
Here’s a run down on the petition numbers: 422,000 signatures turned in at the end of August 241,366 valid signatures required 185,729 signatures verified 55,637 short of the requirement 218,855 more signatures turned in Oct. 1.
Do you think payday lenders should be allowed to charge 391 percent annual interest rates on short term loans?
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Obama moves ahead in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania
Democrat Barack Obama has moved ahead of Republican John McCain in Ohio and two other key battleground states, Florida and Pennsylvania.
A new Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters released on Wednesday, Oct. 1, found that the sagging popularity of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s vice presidential running mate, and more confidence in Obama’s ability to handle the sagging economy have helped the Democrat in the race for the White House.
The poll tested voter sentiment both before and after the presidential debate on Friday, Sept. 26,
In Ohio, Obama led 49-42 percent pre-debate and 50-42 percent post-debate. In a Sept. 11 Quinnipiac poll, Obama led 49-44 percent.
In Florida, Obama led 49-43 percent pre-debate and 51-43 percent after the debate. In a Sept. 11 Quinnipiac poll, McCain led, 50-43 percent.
In Pennsylvania, Obama led 49-43 percent pre-debate and 54-39 percent post-debate. In a Sept. 11 Quinnipiac poll, Obama led 48-45 percent.
Three other Ohio polls released this week show a virtual tie in the state. In a SurveyUSA poll of likely voters, McCain led 49-48 percent and in a Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters, McCain was ahead 47-46 percent.
In an InsiderAdvantage/Poll Position poll of registered voters, Obama led 47-45 percent.
For full Quinnipiac poll results, click here.
The pre-debate Quinnipiac surveys were conducted from Monday, Sept. 22-Friday, Sept. 26.
The post-debate surveys were conducted Saturday, Sept. 27-Monday, Sept. 29.
No candidate has won the White House since 1960 without carrying two of these three states, pointing up the emphasis both candidates are placing on them this time.
In Ohio, the 64 percent of voters who watched the debate said Obama did better, 49-33 percent. Voters in Florida and Pennsylvania also favored Obama’s debate performance.
Also in Ohio, Palin’s favorability rating was split 35-35 percent between favorable and unfavorable in the post-debate poll while she had a 40-33 percent favorable rating in the pre-debate poll. In the Sept. 11 poll she had a 41-22 percent favorable rating.
Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a press release that “it’s difficult to find a modern competitive presidential race that has swung so dramatically, so quickly and so sharply this late in the campaign.”
“Sen. Obama clearly won the debate, voters say. Their opinion of Sarah Palin has gone south and the Wall Street meltdown has been a dagger to McCain’s political heart,” said Brown.
“Roughly a third of voters, and almost as large a share of the key independent voters, say McCain did more harm than good in trying to resolve the financial crisis, and the share of the voters who see the economy as the top issue has risen from roughly half to six in ten.”
The margin of error in Ohio for the pre-debate poll was plus or minus 2.8 percent. In the post-debate poll it was plus or minus 3.4 percent.
